Touchy Feely Fool – English Lyrics

• By: AJR
• Album: The Maybe Man

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into AJR's "Touchy Feely Fool" and discover how music can articulate the complexities of emotional detachment. This song offers a unique opportunity to explore themes of vulnerability, toxic relationships, and the struggle for emotional self-determination, all while enjoying AJR's signature eclectic pop style .

[English]

Well, I'm not too superstitious

But I knock on wood a lot

Prayin' I'll wake up tomorrow

Get the guts to tell you off

But I know I'll never get there

You could scream you wish me dead

But I'll crawl back to you tomorrow

Why the hell can't I get mad?

Someday, won't this be funny?

Well, I want it funny now

Man, I wanna laugh so loud

Someday, won't this be long ago?

I wanna feel that now

Sorry if I can't see how

I'm screwed

But, hey, what can you do?

I'm a touchy-feely fool

I would give anything to not give a sh- about you

Life is pretty cruel

For a touchy-feely fool

I would give anything to not give a sh-, but I do

...

I would give anything to not give a sh-

Well, I'm not too claustrophobic

But I lose my breath sometimes

Now I can't even talk to ya

Now your lawyers talk to mine

Could you teach me to be ruthless?

Could I be unfeeling too?

Maybe someday, when I'm older

I'll be better off like you

I'm better off a stick

I'm better off a stone

I'm better off a jerk

I'm better off alone

I'm better not feeling stress or feeling bliss

I won't feel much, at least I won't be feeling this

I'm screwed

But, hey, what can you do?

I'm a touchy-feely fool

I would give anything to not give a sh- about you

Life is pretty cruel

For a touchy-feely fool

I would give anything to not give a sh-, but I do

I do, I do

...

I would give anything to not give a sh-

But someday, won't this be funny?

Well, I want it funny now

Man, I wanna laugh so loud

Someday, won't this be long ago?

I wanna feel that now

Sorry if I can't see how

Someday

...

Someday

...

Someday

...

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm not too superstitious

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "I'm not" indicates a state of being in the present.

• I would give anything to not give a sh- about you

  ➔ Conditional mood

  ➔ The phrase "I would give anything" expresses a hypothetical situation.

• Could you teach me to be ruthless?

  ➔ Modal verb usage

  ➔ The use of "could" indicates a polite request.

• I'm better off alone

  ➔ Comparative structure

  ➔ The phrase "better off" is a comparative form indicating a more favorable situation.

• I wanna feel that now

  ➔ Informal contraction

  ➔ The phrase "wanna" is an informal contraction of "want to".

• I'm screwed

  ➔ Colloquial expression

  ➔ The phrase "I'm screwed" is a colloquial way to express being in a difficult situation.

• Why the hell can't I get mad?

  ➔ Rhetorical question

  ➔ The phrase "Why can't I" is a rhetorical question expressing frustration.